Dear all

Am taking a short break from the middle of putting everything to order (e.g. water & put plants somewhere darker, tossing out perishables from fridge) before flying out early this afternoon. Week has been intense -- started training undergrad on two different tasks and so set her up with hopefully enough to keep her occupied for the coming week, gave my committee presentation again after receiving email notice on Monday that the PI in question missed it because his calendar program failed to sync between computers and thus obtained his signature yesterday. I have, as well, put together the first draft of my training grant application proposal (finished @ 6:13pm last night), which I left a printed out copy with my fully-signed spring evaluation in the mailbox outside of my thesis advisor's office (since he has to look through both)as well as sent a digital form of with all my various questions and comments attached along-side. This is on top of running experiments and trying to finish all the last minute little things for my little trip, such such getting new bus pass (current one expires Jun. 30th, new bus pass is issued in the campus office only, I need to take the bus to get to campus) and transferring additional credits to account, since I'll apparently be missing the end of the month billing and who knows what I'll need while in another country.

So, in as far as I am able to given the circumstances, everything is wrapped up. The experiments are all halted -- cells cryo-protected and frozen, mice taken care of until Jul. 5th (no, seriously, the first thing I will need to do upon returning to lab is wean mice), the bills all more or less paid, paperworks and forms submitted at the last hour...

...and now I shall return to the cleaning and packing. I will be flying back evening of Jul. 4th. Annie will have her lab top. We will have internet at some point. However, outside of email checks, all the posts and photos will have to wait until I return, I'm afraid.

Cheers!